What is CVE-2018-6516?

CVE-2018-6516 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-06-14.

How severe is CVE-2018-6516?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2018-6516

On Windows only, with a specifically crafted configuration file an attacker could get Puppet PE client tools (aka pe-client-tools) 16.4.x prior to 16.4.6, 17.3.x prior to 17.3.6, and 18.1.x prior to 18.1.2 to load arbitrary code with privilege escalation.

EPSS: 0.008 (54.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows
Puppet Pe-client-tools — versions 16.4.x prior to 16.4.6, 17.3.x prior to 17.3.6, 18.1.x prior to 18.1.2
Puppet Puppet_enterprise_client_tools

References

security@puppet.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-6516?: CVE-2018-6516 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-06-14.
How severe is CVE-2018-6516?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.